11 October 2025
The past few days have been hard. A friend of mine who I met on island has been going through a bad time and yesterday decided to try and take his own life. I knew something was not right Thursday when I could not get hold of him and by Friday I was looking for him and no one…
4 October 2025
Storm Amy has just passed and now I am sitting in sunshine looking out towards the golf course, slightly sheltered from the wind with the little hill between me and the sea. I am always amazed how people on the island whinge when there is a storm and trees fall down as it takes…
22 September 2025
Well, I did it, I decided to ditch the PC and move everything to Mac! I have been with Mac before and started the journey a few years back when I moved the desktop PC to Mac mini, then bought an iPad (mainly so I could play my piano), and invested in Apple TV (as I do actually…
22 September 2025
I have tried to buy 4 properties on the Isle of Man and each time either the offer has been rejected, or the property turned into a bidding war. The most recent turned into a "we want more money so put in a sealed bid with your highest offer" - this is a level of nuts! I get…
17 September 2025
Something weird is happening inside my head and I don't know what it is... For many years I have travelled on planes, like literally all the bloody time! Now being honest I don't really like flying but have always seen it as a necessary evil (now don't get me wrong I love planes…
26 August 2025
Post the traumatic break up with my ex I did not know what to do with myself, but absolutely hated where I lived in KEW in Birmingham, and hated Birmingham as I was living and working with my own little company in the same place. I blamed the breakup on myself as my environment…
25 August 2025
We met through a mutual friend (another Chris) who was a lovely guy but edging on the side of crazy... Our friend Chris lived in Watford and had a shop in a garden centre that can only be described as "new age shit" with magic crystals that would heal you etc. I ended up meeting…
21 August 2025
Why do I end up being the person that tries to help everyone? I went to Gear Blast again this year and ran into Mitch. Now Mitch is a lovely guy, but at that point in his life where he does not know what the hell he is doing. Unfortunately he lost his job as a result of being…